The art stars were
aligned this month for my Dallas Arboretum flower painting workshop on June 9 -
while my students and I painted California purple asters and daisies inside, the
Chihuly glass exhibit was right outside our classroom windows! We took an early
break to stand near the work of the master. I was careful to situate at least
two layers of students between myself and the glassworks at all times, since I
break at least one vase or bowl a week at home.

I learned from one of the
docents that it took several large donations and just the right timing to have
the installation here in Dallas. I mentioned to our guide that the first thing
I thought of during the Dallas hail storm last week was the exhibit. He assured me
these sculptures were made of pretty thick glass, and Dale Chihuly had said
that if any piece broke, he'd have another shipped out to replace it within
three weeks!

Chihuly works on one particular style over and over again, until
he has almost a warehouse filled with that design, before he moves on to
another subject. Suddenly my sunflower obsession has been vindicated! I
immediately compared in my vivid and feverishly overactive imagination my closets of sunflower paintings to the warehouses filled with Chihuly repetitions and
decided my obsessive compulsive sunflower disorder might not require massive
medication or family intervention after all. The exhibit was so amazing, I drug the hubby back for Day 2 Sunday tour and even took some videos for you!

Get your comfy shoes on,
grab your favorite camera and take a stroll with me through the Chihuly glass
exhibit on my art blog today. Be sure to bring soda money, it's a hot one here
in Big D this week!

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My Art Journey Began When...

Five years ago, I quit my corporate job as the director of a national magazine to become a full time artist and art teacher. One morning I had an epiphany: Life is too short not to follow your bliss. Every day I wake up and my heart surges with happiness. Yes I am an artist. Yes this is what I do for a living. Yes, I am a lucky girl. Thank you to each of you who have walked with me on this path. Whatever your tomorrow brings, may it be filled with color!